REMOVE GHOST NETS STUCK AT CORAL REEFS IN PHU QUOC ISLAND, VIETNAM

OnBird team removes fishing nets stuck on corals in coral reefs around Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam in an effort to save corals and restore corals in Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam. Abandoned fishing net which stucks on the corals, hindering photosynthesis process of coral photosynthesis algea, causing corals starve to death.

STATISTICS ON THE NUMBER OF REMOVED FISHING NETS REMOVED BY THE CORAL REEFS:

• 20 Jun 2022:

  • Coral Reef Site: North-east Coral Reef
  • Number of removed Ghost net: 1
  • Rescued Coral Species: Cauliflower coral
  • Depth: 1.5m

• 19 Oct 2022:

  • Coral Reef Site: Coral Steep
  • Number of removed Ghost net: 1
  • Rescued Coral Species: Table coral
  • Depth: 2m

• 20 Oct 2022:

  • Coral Reef Site: Coral Steep
  • Number of removed Ghost net: 1
  • Rescued Coral Species: Table coral
  • Depth: 2m

• 10 Dec 2022:

  • Coral Reef Site: Coral Jungle
  • Number of removed Ghost net: 1
  • Rescued Coral Species: Staghorn coral
  • Depth: 3m

• 14 Dec 2022:

  • Coral Reef Site: Coral Jungle
  • Number of removed Ghost net: 1
  • Rescued Coral Species: Cauliflower coral
  • Depth: 3.5m

• 12 Jan 2023:

  • Coral Reef Site: Coral Mountain
  • Number of removed Ghost net: 1
  • Rescued Coral Species: Leaf coral (Pavona decussata)
  • Depth: 2m

• 13 Jan 2023:

  • Coral Reef Site: Crystal Reef
  • Number of removed Ghost net: 1
  • Rescued Coral Species: Flowerspot coral (Soft coral)
  • Depth: 5m

• • Coral Reef Site: North-east Coral Reef
  • Number of removed Ghost net: 2
  • Rescued Coral Species: Cauliflower coral
  • Depth: 1.5m – 4m

• 14 Jan 2023:

• • Coral Reef Site: North-east Coral Reef
  • Number of removed Ghost net: 1
  • Rescued Coral Species: Cauliflower coral & Leaf coral (Pavona decussata) & Flowerspot coral (Soft coral)
  • Depth: 3.5m

• 11 Feb 2023:

• • Coral Reef Site: North-east Coral Reef
  • Number of removed Ghost net: 1
  • Rescued Coral Species: Cauliflower coral & Table Coral 
  • Depth: 3m

• 18 Feb 2023:

• • Coral Reef Site: North-east Coral Reef
  • Number of removed Ghost net: 1
  • Rescued Coral Species: Cauliflower coral  
  • Depth: 0.4m

• 14 April 2023:

• • Coral Reef Site: North-east Coral Reef
  • Number of removed Ghost net: 1
  • Rescued Coral Species: Porites lutea, Table Coral
  • Depth: 5 m

• 02 Agust 2023:

• • Coral Reef Site: Coral Steep
  • Number of removed Ghost net: 1
  • Rescued Coral Species: Table Coral
  • Depth: 4 m

• 10 October 2023:

  • Coral Reef Site: North-east Coral Reef
  • Number of removed Ghost net: 1
  • Rescued Coral Species: Table Coral, Cauliflower Coral
  • Depth: 1 m

• 12 October 2023:

  • Coral Reef Site: North-east Coral Reef
  • Number of removed Ghost net: 1 (other parts of the big fishing nets found on 10 Oct)
  • Rescued Coral Species: Table Coral, Cauliflower Coral
  • Depth: 1 m

• 14 March 2024:

  • Coral Reef Site: Coral Jungle Reef
  • Number of removed Ghost net: 1
  • Rescued Coral Species: Table Coral, Cauliflower Coral
  • Depth: 4 m
  • Size: 40 – 50 kg

• Keeping updated by OnBird Phu Quoc